Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-28
VOLUNTEERS VICTORY.
THE YANKEE CUTTER BEATS THE
SCOTCHMay.
khe Volunteer Proves Her Fitness
in Light Wind, and Leads
From the Start
SPECIAL nIsrArcHEs TO THE REooRD-ssros.I

CoPyrg&t, 1857, by he Calfo-ria issociae.s Pres
NEW YORK, September 27th. -[SpeciaiJ =
Never Eas the condition and direction of III,
wind been watched more closely than ss, tn,
! hOur approached Tor the starting of the Yacht,
volunteer and Thistle on the first OF the serie.
OF International races Bulletins were issred
every ten minutes or so, attracting great crow ].
OF spectators These bulletins came from bot1
Fort Wadsworth and Sandy Hook. AT 1859 r
NJ. 1t was reported from Fort Wadsworth that 2
light air was coming frsn the south. and if i
freshened little start would soon be made.
AT five minutes before neon IL was generally
accepted as a fact that re. race could occur 10
day. AT that h0urthe two racers were near the
line, with all pl'fn sails and club topsails set
| waiting for a broexe.
The condition changed aoaae,vhat inst afte,
noon. As seen from Fort Wslsworth the yachts
were then seemingly maneuzering for the start
with the breeze about eight miles per hour.
slowly clear ng.
FoRT WAnSwoET'tl-12:26 p. ,s,-The prepara.
tor! signal to get ready has jlist been fred
AcEcsSTHE LrNE
Tie start was finally made as 1892. Both
yachts a'e close-hau. eloa the port tack, each
ana Jibs and starSailS The ThiSte's lead is
small but she seemssto move rapidly in the
light sir. The wind is light and variable. yeer.
ing to westerly.
THE RACE rtIgLY BEGsS
At 1873 the Thistle tackled to starboard. haa6-
ing for the Long Island shore. The Volunteer
was still holding her tack. heading for (Iifron
The Thistle lost her wind entirely, while thf.
Yankee had light air.
AT l244 the Thistle is almost motionless. and
the Volunteer has the lead BY a short distance
The race is fairly begun.
Leading at the start by about three cable
lengths in little wind coming from the west.
the Volunteer soon struck the streak, while the
Thistle remained almost becalmed. Just before
ocl,ck fine puff of wind started the Volun-
teer ahead with great rush, taking her nearly
a mile ahead of the Thistle which still re.
manned becalmed AS the Volunteer approached
Fort Wadsworth she was hailed by great cheer
from the throats Of thousands of Spectators
which was answered with interest from the lone
line of American vessels following the race
About this time the Thistle caught the wind
At o'clock the Volunteer passed Fort Wads-
worth, going about six miles per hour the
Thistle being still about mile aStern and mov-
ing slowly.
THE sCoTCHNAN STILL BEHIND
FIVE minutes later than the Volunteer the
thistle passed Fort Wadsworth, but her sails
were Stacking for lack of wind while the VoInn
teeT continued to draw ahead finally increas-
ing her lead every minute and nineteen min
ntes after O'Clock the Volunteer was thought
She was holding her own gracefally, her canvas
drawing well.
AT l:19 both yachts had about the same wind.
blowing from the west at eight miles per honr
Seamanship, as well as fortune lad favored the
American so far, when at halfpsst the Volun-
teer disappeared i'll the haze. Opposite the
lower Quarantine her lead was not less than
two miles.
Not a little surprise was caused bv the an
nouncement that with light wind the Volun-
teer had secured such lead. Light weather
IN hn rffTNn1 1..r1.-
Thistle's success.
A bulletin dated at 1:51 at Sandy Hook. read
that the Thistle was only about three-quarters
of mile behind. The race was the ionic of
discussion to the exclusion of all others Even
at Saratoga the Democratic Conventions repu-
lar proceedings were interrupted to give three
cheers for the news that the Volunteer was lead
ing, the dispatch being read from the stage
CONCERNING THE START.
a dispatch from Fort Hamilton. L. L. gave
the following time of crossing the line Thistle
1874; Volunteer, 12:3i. As. This account said
that the Volunteer out-floated and out-pointed
the IhlStle from the start. At lao p NJ both
yachts were off the west bank ON the starboard
the Volunteer about quarter of mile in the
lead The Volunteer had her club topsail up
and the Thistle is carrying her gaf topsail
Otherwise their sails We're similar The Voluu-
teer was then about quarter of mile ahead.
THE VOLUNTEER ROUNDS SPIT BUOY.
At 2:l5 the WING had treshened little Bulle-
tins followed each other in rapid succession at
intervals of about two minutes. The Volunteer
continued in the lead ut 2.24, when she was
rounding Spit Buoy.
SANDY Hook, September 27th-2 P M-The
Thistle now seems to be not more than half a
mile behind, but is TO leewaTd.
2O7-Both yachts have gone on n rort tack to
westward.
2:1O-From the way the Thistle is footing it
along it would seem to be Il close race
JuBILAST YANKEES.
New YORK, September 27th.-From the many
and varying accounts received it was difficult
to state the distance between the yachts at 2:S5
but the Volunteer continued to lead, and when
around Spit Buoy size was greeted with guns
and whistles.
\ LEAD OF TWO MILES.
81 =. M.--The Thistle is fully two miles be-
hind now. The wind is light from the south
The Volunteer turned Spit Buoy at 4:40 P. NJ,
ard the Thistle passed the buoy at 4:i5 p NJ
ACCIDENT TO THE THISTLE.
The Thistle broke her spinnaker Just after
passing Spit Buoy at 4:47.
THOUSANDS VIEWING THE RACE
The Thistle rounded the 'lightship at i:O1.
There were then gathered on the bluffs at Fort
The tops of the bluffs are black
with people, and the drives are crowded with
vehicles ofevery description. if the finish o.
ours before dark 1t Will be seen by more people
from the shore than ever witnessed an interna-
tional race for ears.
VOLUNTEER COMING HOME
The Volunteer rounded the Sandy Hoos light
ship at As. The Thistle on her way to the
lightship passed the Eo unteer at i;55. while the
Volunteer was returning. he question now is
as To whether there will be wind enough to
complete the race in the specified time. II
seems also certain. accident barred, that the
Volunteer will win.
515P. M.-The yachts are coming home with
the wind blowing fifteen miles an hour. Boih
are carrying all their light sails, but the Volun-
teer is seen to have maintained her long lead
NEARING THE END.
SANDY HooK-i3l T. M-The Volunteer is
passing Buoy So. She has put out her spinnaker
TO starboard The wind is southeast
i:30-The Thistle has just passed Buoy So.
5:23-The Volunteer is now drawing near the
finish. Preparations are making to fire salute
in her honor from Fort Wadsworth. The This
ties spar Is just seen coming out of the mist.
THE VOLUNTEER WINS
The Volunteer crossed the line at $50 being
inside ofthe specified time. She wins the first
race, the Thistle bad second.
THE OFFICIAL TINE.
gun from the Electra at 5:2Sl614 announced
the Volunteers victory, and the end of the
race. The white SloQp kept on her course to
her anchorage at Bay Ridge, but the fleet re-
manned TO pay homage to the vanqushed. and
greeted the winner.
The Thistle finished at5A5:5i2l, Il minutes,
SGla seconds in the rear, having lost over a
minute in the run up from buoy 10. The
oiiiciat time 81 ows that the Volunteer sailed the
course OF 30 miles in hours, 5S minueS and IS
seconds, and beat her opponent by ~ minutes,
1874 seconds actual time, or 10 minutes. 25i
seconds corrected time.
TUE ScoTcHsAN SATISFIED.
NEW YORK, September 2Ith-P. M-Mr. Bell
and Captsin Barr take their defeat with ( lod
nature. Tney say the Thistle did not sail fast
enough, " and that's all there is about it, She
did not behave as they expected she would, and
they do not understand il. They Will put her
on the dock to morrow 10 see if her bottom Is
| as smooth as il should be. They realize that
| they suffered from the wash of boats but have
no feeling in the matter, as they know it was
| due to carelessneSs, ignorance and the excite
| ment of the occasion They think they can
| win on Thursday, in the outside race. We
Yankees think not.
AFTER THE RACE.
4 Retrospect of The Great -Event--he